Once considered merely insulating, a change in the angle between silicon and oxygen atoms opens a pathway for electrical charge to flow. A breakthrough discovery from the University of Michigan has ...

Researchers reveal magnetic graphene supports quantum spin Hall states at zero field—paving the way for quantum spintronics.

Band gaps, calculated from the first derivative of the UV-Vis spectra (Figure 1b inset) 13, decrease with thickness, measuring 3.34 eV, 3.32 eV, and 3.30 eV for ZnO1, ZnO4, and ZnO8, respectively.

The candidate pool for engineered materials that can help enable tomorrow's cutting-edge optical technologies—such as lasers, ...

Research indicates that electron-phonon interactions in atomically thin semiconductors enhance conductivity, paving the way ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are characterized by high porosity and structural versatility. They have enormous potential, ...

Light conducts around the edge of a simulated topological insulator, shown at the bottom of image. The topological insulator ...

By adopting the charge-plasma concept, dopingless FETs with metal-semiconductor and metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) contacts in parallel at the source/drain (SD) have been studied in this letter.

Energy band diagrams for MOS devices are essential for understanding device performance and reliability. Introduction of high-k gate stacks with a silicon dioxide (SiO 2) interfacial layer requires an ...

Manganese (Mn) oxides are among the strongest mineral oxidants in the environment and impose significant influence on mobility and bioavailability of redox-active substances, such as arsenic, chromium ...

We present a new fully self-aligned single-electron memory with a single pair of nano floating gates, made of different materials (Si and Ge). The energy barrier that prevents stored charge leakage is ...

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